03/10/2026
So how do I actually decide what's right for someone? 👇
When someone comes to me with plantar fascia pain, I'm not just thinking:
❌ “What's the best exercise for plantar fascia pain?”
Instead, I'm looking at the bigger picture.
How irritable is your foot right now?
What can it currently tolerate without flaring?
How much strength and capacity does it have?
Is limited movement somewhere in the foot/ankle ir up the chain contributing?
What are you asking your feet to cope with every day?
Are footwear, insoles or taping useful temporarily while we build that capacity?
And, importantly, what have you already tried and how did your foot respond?
That's why two people with the same diagnosis can need quite different approaches.
Shockwave might have a role for one person and add very little for another.
An injection might occasionally be appropriate, but certainly isn't my default answer.
An exercise that is perfect for someone at one stage of recovery might be completely inappropriate for someone whose foot is highly irritable.
The treatment isn't inherently “good” or “bad”. It has to be the right tool, for the right person, at the right time.
And that's why I don't believe there's one magic exercise for plantar fascia pain.
For most people, recovery comes from getting several things right and progressively rebuilding what their feet can tolerate.
That's the approach I use with the people I work with.
Stop searching for the magic treatment. Start asking what your foot actually needs.
DM me the word 'FIX' if you'd like some help figuring out the best place to start
